LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 18, 2012) - The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), together with Steve MacLean, President of the CSA, will unveil the space agency's fleet of rovers-pioneer terrestrial versions of the robots that may one day roam the surface of the Moon or Mars.

Media representatives are invited to the event.

Date:

Friday, October 19, 2012

Time:

10:30 a.m.

Location:

John H. Chapman Space Centre

6767 Route de l'Aéroport

Saint-Hubert, Quebec

Note: The rover unveiling will take place outside in the Mars simulation terrain, which replicates the surface of the Moon or Mars.

Contact Information

Margaux StastnyDirector of CommunicationsOffice of the Honourable Christian ParadisMinister of Industry613-995-9001